Raiders looking at a kicker

Raiders coach Dennis Allen made no mention of it during his injury rundown with the media, but place kicker Sebastian Janikowski came out late to practice wearing a ball cap while Chris Kluwe was attempting field goals.

After practice, members of the personnel staff were working out a left-footed place kicker the far field. Janikowski was forced back into a 36-24 loss to the Chicago Bears after Eddy Carmona was injured (he was later waived/injured). Janikowski kicked a 30-yard field goal in the third quarter.

I think they’re just shutting down Jano till reg. season—-gonna have Kluwe fill in or sign a camp leg for the week. No big news- just giving Seabass the veteran treatment (deservedly so)

Code Black! 2013!
With flashing lights and sirens!

SnBG

START PRYOR ALREADY.

JLofty

We’re seriously f’d if seabass is hurt…

elraidmanhattan

Priest…right on, the guy has charisma and it shows on the field, a qb that can rally his team and show he is willing to’be one of the guys is clear. But damn, he can throw

Whoknows

KoolKell Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:30 pm
How in the HELL do you put a player with a total of 19 games in his Life, in at Left Tackle a position he’s NEVER played before?
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Same way you anoint a QB as starter even though he has tendonitis and has started 15 games in the last 10 years.

http://raiderettes.com MR..realest of the real, stickiest of the icky

So, like I said, Pryor isn’t going to get much opportunity to prove himself to Dennis Allen on thursday, considering he’ll be playing against back ups.

The Florida Pete

draft needs for the 2014 draft:

3 offensive lineman…

1 quarterback, 1 halfback, 3 wide receivers…

and a tight end…

on the defense side of the ball…

3 defensive linemen…

2 linebackers, 1 cornerback, 1 safety…

okay… I think that’s about it… I may have missed something…

help me out if you can…

elraidmanhattan

100 nice, i want to see more robinson on thursday a bit undersized too.

http://www.christianitydisproved.com/ Silverandblack666

“I have waited 3 years to watch this kid exploit his gifts in slver and black and it’s finally here.”

Pryor had to wait 3 years himself for those gifts to develop he was not this good last year or the year before. I am sure it was harder for him to wait than you so calm down and see if you can invent some new kind of Kevlar football uniform for him so he can play the whole season!

Whoknows

SnBG Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:46 pm
START PRYOR ALREADY.
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I must commend you, that is quite the turnaround. Welcome aboard.

RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit

RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:39 pm
add a another star to the list. so thats Eric Allen, Darren Woodson, and Bears players. All whom played the game. ROMO as well

haha clearly right?? half of those names were not even talking about PRYOR back during draft time.. they are coming around because they are lettin him play. PRYOR hasnt even scratched the surface yet guys like PAPA are

creaming their pants more and more he plays. WELL NO CHIT u big dork. U cant just leave PRYOR on the sidelines..u gotta play him.

Thats why I wish we had a creative Offensive type HC.. not vanilla DA.. but it is what it is

0ak r8rs

The Florida Pete Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:42 pm
SR Raider Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:17 pm
Elraidmanhattan Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:14 pm
… Again, i have stated many times this year is for evaluation for 2014
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’cause they would have to be insane to stay here with Big Mac and Little D…

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You do understand what the salary cap is, right?

And that we haven’t had any room for 3 years?

And that we have $50 million next year?

We will be able to sign whoever deserves it. Every team in the league is signing guys to one year contracts. That’s not a Reggie thing. That’s an NFL thing.

And we lost nobody that id wanna keep for the money we would have had to pay btw. Nobody at all.

The_Judge37

110.MR..realest of the real, stickiest of the icky Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:47 pm
So, like I said, Pryor isn’t going to get much opportunity to prove himself to Dennis Allen on thursday, considering he’ll be playing against back ups.
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Yeah, but like i said, Matt Flynn with drew himself from the competition via his play.

http://raiderettes.com MR..realest of the real, stickiest of the icky

Pryor looked impressive as far as his arm and ability to scramble, but he also did a lot of things that I don’t think he would be able to do in the regular season, against 1st string defenses that are coming after him.

ENGLANDRAIDER

MR..realest of the real, stickiest of the icky Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:41 pm
It’s already announced Pryor will start, against Seattle, due to Flynn’s injury. Any word given that Pryor will permanently remain as starter?

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No.
The Seattle game might not make any difference anyway.
Shouldn’t think Allen is going to pick a starter based on one game and the on 4th pre-season game at that but you never know.

http://raiderettes.com MR..realest of the real, stickiest of the icky

Judge,

Flynn withdrew himself from the competition via his play, in Dennis Allen’s view?

The_Judge37

120.MR..realest of the real, stickiest of the icky Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:50 pm
Judge,

Flynn withdrew himself from the competition via his play, in Dennis Allen’s view?
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Yes

elraidmanhattan

Watson is athletic, he can make the transition to LT, and yes it does smack a bit of desperation… but if barron starts our qb is basically DOA

the famous dr robert

Pryor sucks though.

0ak r8rs

Silverandblack666 Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:48 pm
“I have waited 3 years to watch this kid exploit his gifts in slver and black and it’s finally here.”

Pryor had to wait 3 years himself for those gifts to develop he was not this good last year or the year before. I am sure it was harder for him to wait than you so calm down and see if you can invent some new kind of Kevlar football uniform for him so he can play the whole season!

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Stop talking logic to the brigade 666. You will just confuse them.

http://raiderettes.com MR..realest of the real, stickiest of the icky

Judge,

Where did Dennis Allen say this? Which article? Have a link?

inonewordraider

offensive lineman play multiple positions, veldheer even learned to and played some center his rookie year

the ideal would be for Watson to stick with one being as raw as he is, but that’s where good coaching comes in

even if pryor is against 2′s and 3′s, he needs all the practice he can get. same with rivera kasa bass moore bergstrom McGee and hayden, all of whom will be big contributors this year

SnBG

Whoknows Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:47 pm
KoolKell Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:30 pm
How in the HELL do you put a player with a total of 19 games in his Life, in at Left Tackle a position he’s NEVER played before?
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Same way you anoint a QB as starter even though he has tendonitis and has started 15 games in the last 10 years.
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Why not throw Watson in there. Pryor has had how many starts? Pryor will be good for Watson because he’ll run away from the rush.

bank-bank

Hey the florida pete,we have a young strong healthy quarterback.Why waste a draft pick on another one next year.The future is bright right now.

http://raiderettes.com MR..realest of the real, stickiest of the icky

Most recent article I can find lists the official reason for Pryor starting as so Flynn can rest his arm.

Priesttj12

RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:40 pm
We have seen a small sample size of PRYOR.. tons of question marks about KAEPERNICK last year.. even FRANK GORE and VERNON DAVIS were not on board with starting KAEPERNICK.. they all wanted the safe qb.

WEll that changed quickly. KAEP made his skeptics believers.
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They are saying the exact same things about TP that thy said about Kappy last year. he’s green he’s not ready he doesn’t know the playbook he can’t make all the throws he’s not smart enough. I was listening to Papa earlier and he was saying the same thing he said about Kappy. He LOVES Alex Smiths dirty drawers and he didn’t think Kap would be consistent enough to run the offense……..the big difference is Flynn is just as green and on the contrary TP is hands down a better passer than Flynn. Flynn is a checkdown artist, while TP uses the entire field. Just the basic truth…….period

ENGLANDRAIDER

There is no doubt that Barron hasn’t played well although he played he a little better in the Chicago game–comparatively speaking.

Flynn is worse than half the Arena league players not to mention half the backup QB’s in the NFL and you want to get all frothing at the mouth because a couple of talking heads said our 2nd string QB is better than the guy who couldn’t make an Arena league roster?

We need o-line help or Pryor will be right next to J Ford on the IR by mid season.

Wake up already!

elraidmanhattan

Oak it is clear sign best possible players with limited budget to 1 year deals, with the stipulation that if you perform you may get a new contract, i like it makes so much sense…end of the day we have a huge cap to play with next year…much better than paying javon walker 100 million with a bum knee…exaggerating but you get the point

The_Judge37

125.MR..realest of the real, stickiest of the icky Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:51 pm
Judge,

Robert, that’s what I’m reading, too. The most recent article I can find which mentions the official reason that Pryor is starting says that Flynn is resting his arm.

elraidmanhattan

I deeply regret that Dr. Rob has been declared mentally incompetent by the state

http://raiderettes.com MR..realest of the real, stickiest of the icky

Judge, I’ve done my research. There is no article which quotes Allen as saying that Pryor is starting due to Flynn’s play. Only ones I can find say that Flynn is resting his arm. Are you just being silly right now?

elraidmanhattan

Jump passes you buffoon, please tell me the pass to rivera was

0ak r8rs

Elraidmanhattan Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:54 pm
Oak it is clear sign best possible players with limited budget to 1 year deals, with the stipulation that if you perform you may get a new contract, i like it makes so much sense…end of the day we have a huge cap to play with next year…much better than paying javon walker 100 million with a bum knee…exaggerating but you get the point

MMENTARY | Matt Flynn was awful Friday night. But he wasn’t just awful — he was painfully awful.
As a matter of fact, he was so awful that the home crowd drowned him in “boos” before the first half was even over. At that point, the Oakland Raiders trailed the Chicago Bears 27-0.
It can’t be all that surprising. After all, the crowd’s not going to cheer for you when you’re only 3 of 6 for 19 yards and throw two interceptions.
The crowd wanted Terrelle Pryor, the exciting, raw, athletic freak who the Raiders plan to use a lot more this year — and probably even more now after Flynn stunk up the O.co Coliseum.
To be fair, Flynn got absolutely no help from his sorry excuse of an offensive line. It’s nearly impossible to get anything going when you have less than two seconds to get rid of the ball.
But the fact of the matter is that nobody, except for general manager Reggie McKenzie, was ever sold on Flynn in the first place.
He’s never proven a thing since he’s been in the NFL. He’s made two starts in five years, and the one that got everybody going was a meaningless Week 17 game two years ago.
Yes, it was meaningless. And it was against a horrendous Detroit Lions secondary. Yet, after that game where he threw six touchdowns, he became one of the hottest tickets in free agency talk. He was so hot that the Seattle Seahawks were willing to make him their future.
But as history would show, that would not last long.
Now, Flynn is in serious danger of losing his presumptive staring job for the second year in a row. Granted, Russell Wilson wasn’t your average rookie, but Flynn has yet to do anything that’s blown anyone away.
Kevin Kolb, anybody? The similarities are all-too identical.
Kolb had some decent games in Philadelphia once upon a time ago, and everyone thought he was going to be the next big thing. Well, he wasn’t.
He got a huge contract from the Arizona Cardinals in 2011 after the Eagles decided to make Michael Vick their guy. During Kolb’s two years in the desert, he turned the ball over 20 times while throwing just 17 touchdowns.
Not exactly the next big thing.
Now, he may no longer have an NFL career after suffering a concussion over the weekend against the Washington Redskins.
But unlike Kolb, Flynn hasn’t disappointed to that level yet. But that’s only because he’s never actually won the starting job.
After all, you have get the starting job and then be bad in order to fully disappoint.
Flynn will always come with baggage if Pryor steals his job in Oakland. He’ll always be remembered as the guy who lost his starting job twice in two years before the season even started.
Nobody wants to be that guy. Unfortunately, Pryor is the more exciting player who possesses the athleticism to deal with Oakland’s putrid line.
Flynn is a traditional pocket passer who looks like a fish out of water trying to hurry his passes before he’s slammed to the ground in a matter of seconds. Just like Kolb.
Neither quarterback is going to lead any team to greatness. They’ll both try their hardest, but they’ll still come up short at the end of the day.
Just don’t tell that to the general managers who blindly overpaid for their less-than-mediocre services.
The true quarterback always comes out in the end. Unfortunately, for Kevin Kolb and Matt Flynn, everyone else is seeing that firsthand.

the famous dr robert

Elraidmanhattan Says:
August 26th, 2013 at 3:56 pm
I deeply regret that Dr. Rob has been declared mentally incompetent by the state
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Lots of mental patients claim it’s the do for who’s crazy.

They really are from outer space and they really were sent here to kill Napoleon.

the famous dr robert

Doctor

RaidO

Kevin Kolb > Matt Flynn

elraidmanhattan

The pass to rivera was a rocket, the pass to streeter on his back foot fading away was awesome

SnBG

Give us the link Judge. If you can.

Whoknows

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Why not throw Watson in there. Pryor has had how many starts? Pryor will be good for Watson because he’ll run away from the rush.
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Pryor has had quite a few starts. It is Flynn who has only started 15 games since 2003.